CATS FIGHT
OVER on Wearside the picture is even bleaker. Owner Ellis Short (below) is desperately trying to bail out after a dismal decade that finally staggered to inevitable relegation. Sunderland need a buyer, and quickly. But a large debt, Championship football and falling gates don’t augur well – even though the side have started decently. Without new blood and money, Sunderland, sadly, look set for a lengthy exile in the second tier.